NEW DELHI: Chief Justice N V Ramana on Wednesday said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a silent killer and it takes a long time to recover from the strain.The remark came after the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate Vikas Singh urged the apex court to revert to a full physical hearing.During the deliberation, the CJI said there is a jump of 15,000 cases now.It is Omicron, it is much milder,” said Singh.The CJI, however, said that he recovered in four days in the first wave but it’s taking a long time in the third wave.”It is a silent killer .I suffered in the first wave but recovered in four days, but now in this wave, it has been 25 days and I am still suffering,” Ramana said.The SCBA president said Your Lordship has been unlucky in that regard. But people are recovering.”The CJI then said, We will see.
